April 2010 – Strike the Right Note

Moving to Music Makes Babies Happier

Posted onSaturday, 24 April 2010Friday, 14 November 2014AuthorCynthia K. Wunsch, M.M.Leave a comment

From a study by Marcel Zentner and Tuomas Eerola: Humans have a unique ability to coordinate their motor movements to an external auditory stimulus, as in music-induced foot tapping or dancing. This behavior currently engages the attention of scholars across Read More …

Mozart Wins Out over New Age Music, Again

Posted onWednesday, 21 April 2010Saturday, 29 November 2014AuthorCynthia K. Wunsch, M.M.Leave a comment

From a study by Rauscher FH, Shaw GL, and Ky KN: Motivated by predictions of a structured neuronal model of the cortex, we performed a behavioral experiment which showed that listening to a Mozart piano sonata produced significant short-term enhancement Read More …

There’s Nothing Like a Real-Life Encounter with Music

Posted onSaturday, 17 April 2010Thursday, 27 August 2015AuthorCynthia K. Wunsch, M.M.Leave a comment

Some weeks, it’s so busy around here that there just aren’t enough hours in the day, and this last week was certainly one of them; however, I wouldn’t trade my experiences this week for the world. As if everything else Read More …

What Does Music Choice Have to do with Road Rage?

Posted onSaturday, 10 April 2010Friday, 14 November 2014AuthorCynthia K. Wunsch, M.M.Leave a comment

Sometimes, the letters to the editor in professional journals are much more interesting than the research papers that are published. Here’s one from Rob M F van der Weiden: Dr James suggests that some cases of ‘road rage’ in motorists Read More …

Warm Feelings from Parents Create Warm Feelings for the Parents’ Music

Posted onWednesday, 7 April 2010Thursday, 13 November 2014AuthorCynthia K. Wunsch, M.M.Leave a comment

From a study by Serbun, Sarah J., and Kenneth G. DeBono: This study proposes that some music preferences might be conditioned in childhood through exposure provided by a primary parent or guardian. We hypothesized that those college students who perceive Read More …

Relaxing Classical Music Reduces Heart Rate Variability

Posted onSaturday, 3 April 2010Friday, 14 November 2014AuthorCynthia K. Wunsch, M.M.Leave a comment

From a study by Escher J, and Evéquoz D: The effect of trophotropic (relaxing) music on heart rate and heart rate variability has been investigated in 23 healthy young individuals by means of 24-hour Holter-ECG. Relaxing music (Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart) Read More …

Month: April 2010

Moving to Music Makes Babies Happier

Mozart Wins Out over New Age Music, Again

There’s Nothing Like a Real-Life Encounter with Music

What Does Music Choice Have to do with Road Rage?

Warm Feelings from Parents Create Warm Feelings for the Parents’ Music

Relaxing Classical Music Reduces Heart Rate Variability

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